Tennessee § 2-17-101 - Jurisdiction — Standing.
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§ 2-17-101. Jurisdiction — Standing.
Except as otherwise expressly provided in this chapter, election contests shall be tried in the chancery court of the division in which the defendant resides. The chief justice of the supreme court shall assign a chancellor from a different division to decide a contested election of chancellor. The incumbent office holder and any candidate for the office may contest the outcome of an election for the office. Any campaign committee or individual which has charge of a campaign for the adoption or rejection of a question submitted to the people may contest the election on the question. Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-1701. Cross-References. Contested election of governor, title 2, ch. 18. Textbooks. Gibson's Suits in Chancery (7th ed., Inman), §§ 8, 567. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 3 Tenn Juris., Appeal and Error, § 30; 4 Tenn. Juris., Courts, § 19; 10 Tenn. Juris., Elections, §§ 16-23; 11 Tenn. Juris., Equity, § 35; 16 Tenn. Juris., Judges, §§ 5, 18; 17 Tenn. Juris., Jurisdiction, § 23; 21 Tenn. Juris., Public Officers, § 5. Law Reviews. Procedure and Evidence — 1961 Tennessee Survey (II) (Edmund M. Morgan, Joel F. Handler), 15 Vand. L. Rev. 921.
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Section 2-17-101 ("Jurisdiction — Standing.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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